Aaron Kavanagh

I’m a writer based in Dublin. Some of my favourite artists are Therapy?, Big Black, Slint, Shellac, Morphine, Suzanne Vega, Bad Religion, Hüsker Dü, Fugazi, Mission of Burma, and The Jesus Lizard
ALBUM REVIEW: Pillow Queens – Name Your Sorrow

ALBUM REVIEW: Pillow Queens – Name Your Sorrow

Suppose you talk to any Irish person within a certain age bracket. In that case, there’s a good chance you’ll…

2 weeks ago

Belfast-based Singer-songwriter NADIA on her new single ‘Buzz’

At the time of publication, the Belfast electro-pop singer/songwriter NADIA has over 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and over 13,000…

4 weeks ago

INTERVIEW: Coach Party talk ahead of their headline show at Voodoo, Belfast

Isle of Wight rising stars Coach Party have spent the past year honing their explosive live show, playing over 120…

1 year ago

Sunderland artist TOM A. SMITH shares new video for the MILES KANE co-produced single – ‘Like You Do’

After releasing his highly-praised ‘EP2’ earlier this year, fast-rising Sunderland artist Tom A. Smith has returned once again to offer…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW: Mike Watt talks music, politics and touring with Flipper

For four decades now, Mike Watt has been one of the quintessential bassists in alternative music. From starting his band,…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Bret McKenzie – Songs Without Jokes

After finding fame and success as one-half of the Kiwi comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, writer, actor, comedian and…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW: Plymouth-based indie band THE NATIVE discuss their new EP ‘Looking Back’

The Plymouth-based indie band The Native are rising stars in the indie sphere with healthy airplay on British radio, spots…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW with up-and-coming Irish indie act Dog Day Afternoon

Named after Sidney Lumet’s classic 1975 crime thriller starring Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon are an up-and-coming Irish indie act…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Wire – Not About to Die

It’s 1977, and a slew of albums from the first wave of British punk acts are being released. We’re seeing…

2 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Tool @ 3Arena, Dublin

It has been a long time since prog-metal band Tool graced the Emerald Isle. Their last performance here was in…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW: Breathe – The Pink Floyd Experience talk ahead of the band’s show at The Limelight, Belfast

Graham Carey, the drummer for the Pink Floyd tribute band Breathe – The Pink Floyd Experience, spoke with XS Noize…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: The Linda Lindas – Growing Up

The Linda Lindas are a punk quartet with a median age of 14, who rose to prominence when the Los…

2 years ago

LIVE REVIEW: Bitch Falcon @ Whelan’s, Dublin

After a near-decade as a band, the legendary, noisy alt-rockers Bitch Falcon gave their swan song at Dublin’s Whelan’s on…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW with Jarrod Dickenson ahead of his show at The Black Box, Belfast

Since the age of 20, the Texas born-and-raised singer-songwriter Jarrod Dickenson has been performing the Americana music he loves to…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: MØ – Motordrome

If you were to hear MØ's background explained in the abstract without hearing her work for yourself, the image you…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW with Derry based Indie-pop artist Reevah

Derry based Indie-pop artist Reevah recently released her brand new EP ‘Begin, Again’ along with single ‘nights' The final instalment…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Hitting the ground running with her debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit in 2015, Aussie singer-songwriter…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW with Bangor four-piece THE FLORENTINAS

Bangor four-piece, The Florentinas, recently released their debut single 'Sandcastles'. 'Sandcastles' was recorded by Rocky O'Reilly at Start Together Studios,…

2 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Tori Amos – Ocean to Ocean

Have you ever listened to a Tori Amos record? If so, then you know exactly what to expect from Ocean to…

3 years ago

ALBUM REVIEW: Pip Blom – Welcome Break

Named after their lead singer, Pip Blom are a young alternative indie band from the Netherlands. Having got rotation on…

3 years ago